Lappish proverbs

Lappish is a minority language spoken by the Sami people in northern parts of the  Nordic Countries, and  Murmansk.

D

 * Daggar go ædni læ, daggar læ nieidda nai.
 * Translation: Mary will foster a daughter like herself.
 * English equivalent: Like mother, like daughter.
 * Meaning: "Daughters may look and behave like their mothers. This is due to inheritance and the example observed closely and daily."
 * Source for meaning and proverb:

I

 * I olmus oaine jecas ealmis riba; mutto nubbi calmis..
 * Translation: Everyone conceals his own beam and notices the mote in other people's eyes.
 * English equivalent: You see the splinter in another's eye but fail to see the beam in your own.

L

 * Lassta i gacā gukkas muoras.
 * English equivalent: The apple does not fall far from the tree.
 * Meaning: "Children observe daily and — in their behaviour — often follow the example of their parents."
 * Source for proverbs and meaning: